The not-for-profit community-driven co-living incubator
The vision of Spelkollektivet is to build creative spaces for indie game developers which transcends borders. Places where a person can spend a weekend or an entire lifetime, with the intent of fulfilling their dreams of making games, memories and friends.
The rent is low and everything is included - breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedroom, office space, internet, electricity, furniture, and consumables such as laundry detergent. You're sharing the experience with other awesome game developers from all over the world. Even though we might work alone on own projects, we're still a big team that always has each other's backs by sharing experiences and knowledge.
Spelkollektivet is located in a small village in Sweden with a population of ~950. There's a grocery store available within 5 minutes of walking, and plenty of forest to explore. Communiting to a bigger city is easy by bus, and the buses pass through the town frequently. The adress to the house is Gamla Vägen 12, 362 51 Väckelsång, SWEDEN.
The first time I came here I decided to stay a few months to work on my projects, prototype a few ideas, and meet like-minded people. I was appealed by the idea of living and working with other game developers, as well as having most of the daily boring stuff worked out for me (such as meals and cleaning). It saved a lot of time and enabled me to focus on what really mattered to me.It's been almost 3 years now. I became a programming teacher for the in-house school in the meantime and also found my passion project: a video game idea that I've been working on for the past two years. I also met new friends and did plenty of activities with them. I discovered new games, I started going to the gym (one of the many amenities of Spelkollektivet), and I even designed a few treasure hunts in and around the house.There are few outside distractions but the occasional walk in the forest or to one of the lakes. Most of the cool stuff to do in the village is actually happening in the house: hanging out in the jacuzzi, playing games, watching movies and tv shows, and the occasional and over-the-top parties.Everyone is bringing something to the table, and it works! We've been doing this for quite a while and it's a lot of fun!I would recommend Spelkollektivet to anyone in the gaming industry looking for a home away from home.
- Rémi Fusade